Why Dream

One evening, I was chatting ith a close friend from my
province. He had been seeking comfort since something bad occurred to someone
he was close with. Here are a few things he mentioned, paraphrased:

“I wish I
could have done something.”

“Just
talking makes me feel weak, powerless even.”

“I want to
be able to help people as much as I can, when they need it.”

This friend is someone whom I share deep conversations with.
We always banter about our views or send each other the occasional pun. But
what I always look forward to is the continuous encouragement that we give each
other.

He dreams of becoming a judge, and screenplay writer. I hope
to one day be a creative director. (I am not showing this to my current agency’s
ECD because that would be embarrassing)

That’s not all the both of us want to do. We want to be philanthropists,
activists, authors, knowing that the road to such goals is difficult.

We want to do a lot, achieve a lot. Even more than what I
previously blogged about (Look for: Beyond 2016). And before you jump to conclusions, no,
we do not harbor any romantic feelings for each other. That would be feel like
incest.

While having another one of those encouraging conversations,
friend expressed how he wanted to achieve his dreams all at once. That way, he
could help every one all at the same time.

I disagreed with him and replied “Where’s the fun in that?”

I elaborated to him that achieving your dreams all at once
would leave nothing left for you to do. That afterwards, you’d have trouble to
keep going because you’d ask yourself: “What now?”

You’d also tire yourself out. Why? Well, I think it’s
because you have too much fun. Just
like kids who get tired from a birthday party, we can tire ourselves out from
achieving many things.

This is an insight I came across with when I hear senior
citizens say: “I’ve lived a good life.”

You’re aware that achieving dreams take plenty of steps. So
as much as you struggle, you can’t help but smile fondly, and keep going. You
dream in the shower, on your way to work, on your way home. Every time you do,
you smile and think: “Well, here goes nothing.”

Going back, you really shouldn’t be achieving your dreams
all at once. Not only do you tire yourself out easily, but you leave a large
gash in your heart and mind.

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The last thing that people would think that I am would be a geek. Also that I enjoy the company of people at the same level of taking long solo walks and adventures. My hands and feet are always itchy to try new things no matter what they are.

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Bernadette

People who know me can say that I embody the definition of random. I'm a Copywriter who's doing what she calls her best to make compelling ideas in the midst of playing video games, hobby games, reading, writing, and trying to make my face known in the Philippine blogging scene.